Trump insists ‘it was Iran’ when pressed about FBI verdict on campaign hack – Washington Examiner
Former President Donald Trump asserted that Iran was responsible for a cyberattack on his campaign, despite being pressed for details about the FBI’s findings on the matter. While speaking to the media after voting early in Florida, Trump maintained his claim that Iran was behind the hack, although he did not specify whether the FBI had confirmed this. He reiterated his accusations multiple times during the press conference, reflecting his stance following the breach that occurred the previous week. Trump mentioned that Microsoft informed his team of the hacking incident, which he attributed to the Iranian government.
Trump insists ‘it was Iran’ when pressed about FBI verdict on campaign hack
Former President Donald Trump continued to blame Iran for hacking his campaign after he was asked what the FBI has concluded about the data breach.
After early voting in Florida, Trump spoke to the media on Wednesday and took questions about the cyberattack his campaign sustained last week.
Upon being pressed if an FBI investigation had said “specifically that it was Iran” that was responsible for the hack, Trump responded, “I don’t want to say exactly, but it was Iran.”
The former president reiterated the claim several times during his interactions with the press, echoing his assessment of the data breach after it took place last week.
“We were just informed by Microsoft Corporation that one of our many websites was hacked by the Iranian Government,” Trump said in a post to Truth Social on Saturday evening. “Never a nice thing to do!”
Trump confidant Roger Stone was also allegedly targeted by Iranian hackers two months ago in an effort to break into the former president’s campaign, according to a CNN report released Tuesday.
“Mr. Stone was contacted about this matter by Microsoft and the FBI and continues to cooperate with both,” Grant Smith, an attorney for Stone, told the outlet.
Politico, the New York Times, and the Washington Post initially reported they had been sent vetting materials about Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Trump’s running mate, from “Robert.” Iranian hackers allegedly gleaned the documents from Trump campaign emails.
The FBI has yet to release details about its investigation into the incident.
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